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MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION
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PURE BRED DOGS

"Promoting Responsible Dog Ownership"
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INTRODUCED
BILL
NUMBER
TOPIC
COMMITTEE
ACTION
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POSITION
6-24-09
HB 5139
 Allow dogs in certain food
service establishments such
as outdoor cafes.
Committee on Agriculture
  
SUPPORT
6-23-09
HB 5137  
Allow counties to enact
animal control ordinances.
Committee on Agriculture
  
OPPOSE
6-23-09
HB 5128
 Create animal care advisory
council.
Committee on Agriculture
  
SUPPORT
6-23-09
HB 5127
Provide for regulation of
livestock animal health and
welfare.
Committee on Agriculture
  
SUPPORT
6-2-09
HB 5031
 Exempt from licensing
requirement, and keep
hunting land open
regardless of funding during
government shutdowns
Committee on Tourism, Outdoor
Recreation and Natural Resources
  
SUPPORT
5-6-09
HB 4897
 Modify use of hunter orange
in hunting.
Referred to Committee on Tourism, Outdoor
Recreation and Natural Resources. Passed
the House with a vote of yeas 107, nays 0.  
Referred to Senate Committee on Hunting,
Fishing and Outdoor Recreation. Passed
the Senate with a vote of 34 yeas and 0
nays.  Signed by the Governor on 7-1-09
and assigned Public Act 65 of 2009
  
SUPPORT
4-21-09
HB 4803
 Clarify methods of use for
euthanizing animals.
Committee on Agriculture
  
OPPOSE
4-21-09
HB 4802
 Increase penalties for
violation of the dog law.
Committee on Agriculture
  
OPPOSE
3-24-09
HB 4678
 Create boating access site
and forest recreation
passport fees to state parks.
Committee on Great Lakes
and Environment
  
NEUTRAL
3-24-09
HB 4677
 Provide for boating access
site and forest recreation
passport fees to state parks
and distribution of revenue.
Committee on Great Lakes
and Environment
  
NEUTRAL
3-19-09
HB 4663
 Individual licensing &
regulations of dealers or
research facilities using
dogs and cats for certain
purposes. Clarify
regulations. (Concerns
Random Source Animals
and Class B dealers).
Committee on Agriculture
  
OPPOSE
3-18-09
HB 4610
 Establish right to ride horses
on state owned land.  The
DNR shall preserve and
facilitate the continued use
and access of pack and
saddle animals on all state
owned land where there is a
historical tradition of use of
pack and saddle animals.
(May apply to use of horses
in field trial, & hunting activity.)
 Committee on Tourism, Outdoor
Recreation and Natural Resources
  
SUPPORT
3-12-09
HB 4570
 Sex offender registration.
Crime of sodomy: Specify
sodomy of an animal for
inclusion in sex offender
registration requirements.
Committee on Judiciary
  
OPPOSE
2-25-09
HB 4465
 Provide for waiver of good
faith deposit for dog, cat, or
ferret temporarily transferred
to a person.
Committee on Agriculture
  
SUPPORT
2-18-09
HB 4324
 Modify proof of vaccination of
dogs upon license
application process.
Committee on Agriculture
  
SUPPORT
2-17-09
HB 4286
 Provide for the promotion of
hunting on department of
natural resources controlled
land.
 Referred to Committee on Tourism, Outdoor
Recreation and Natural Resources.    
Passed House with a vote of  109 yeas & 0
nays.  Referred to Senate Committee on
Hunting, Fishing and Outdoor Recretation.
Passed the Senate with a vote of yeas 36,
nays 0.Bill enrolled and sent to Governor.
Signed by Governor 6-18-2009 and
assigned Public Act  47 of 2009 with
immediate effect.
  
SUPPORT
2-17-09
HB 4263
 Clarify methods of use for
euthanizing animals.
Committee on Agriculture
  
OPPOSE
2-5-09
HB 4204
 Implement constitutional
amendment modifying
allowable expenditures and
provide for use of funds to
manage land and water
resources for recreational
use.
Committee on Tourism, Outdoor
Recreation and Natural Resources
  
SUPPORT
2-5-09
HB 4167
 Create specialty auto
registration plates for
Michigan Humane Society.
Committee on Transportation
  
NEUTRAL
2-5-09
House Joint
Resolution H
 State Constitutional
Amendment.  Natural
Resources Trust Fund.  
Modifies allowable
expenditures and provide for
the funds to manage land
and water resources for
recreational uses.
    
 
2-4-09
HB 4153
 Control of Michigan wetlands
to federal delegation.
Committee on Great Lakes
and Environment
  
NEUTRAL
MICHIGAN HOUSE BILLS
    MAPBD continually monitors all Michigan legislation that could impact responsible dog ownership. The following
    bills introduced in the current session of the Michigan Legislature apply to ownership and hunting with dogs.  
    To read the complete bill, click on the highlighted bill number.

    MAPBD will continue to provide additional information as the bills progress through the legislature.
    You are encouraged to contact your legislators to voice your position on these bills.

    MAPBD tracks the bills according to the following color code:

    BLUE        Michigan House Bills that have been referred or passed the House but not in the Senate  (this page)
    BLACK      Michigan Bills introduced but no further action (click here)
    GREEN      Michigan Senate Bills that have been referred or passed the Senate but not in the House (click here)
    RED           Bills passed by the Michigan House and Senate and signed into law by the Governor (click here)

    If you have further concerns or questions about any of this legislation, please feel free to contact:

                                                     MAPBD DIRECTOR OF LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS
                                                             Al W. Stinson, DVM
                                                            1915 Epley Rd.
                                                            Williamston, MI 48895-9488
                                                            Telephone: 517-655-5363
                                                             Fax: 517-655-3724
                                                             E-mail:LSFC2@aol.com


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